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Widener University

Widener University
1 University Place
Chester, PA 19013

Official telephone: (610) 499-4000

Website: www.widener.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2014 academic year.
FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Tom Malloy,
Executive Director of Enrollment Services
Contacting the office: 610 499-4174
610 499-4687 (fax)
finaidmc@mail.widener.edu
FAFSA number: 003313

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $42,034; $42,034 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $836
Book fees: $1,200
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,170
Other expenses: Transportation, miscellaneous.
Combined room and board expenses: $13,616

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAFebruary 15yesN/A
Date award notification begins: March 15
Applied for financial aid:
96% of first-year students
87% of full-time undergraduates
48% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
91% of first-year students
92% of full-time undergraduates
91% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
91% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
97% of first-year students
97% of full-time undergraduates
64% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
77% of first-year students
93% of full-time undergraduates
85% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
96% of first-year students
90% of full-time undergraduates
6% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
41% of first-year students
20% of full-time undergraduates
4% of part-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
81% for first-year students
77% for full-time undergraduates
38% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$32,294 for first-year students
$29,545 for full-time undergraduates
$6,850 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$27,300 for first-year students
$23,917 for full-time undergraduates
$4,387 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,531 for first-year students
$5,560 for full-time undergraduates
$4,190 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,695 for first-year students
$4,600 for full-time undergraduates
$4,140 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
9% of first-year students
14% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$22,340 for first-year students
$19,340 for full-time undergraduates
$3,900 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
0% of first-year students
0% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$0 for first-year students
$0 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 50%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
  • Federal Nursing Scholarships
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • ROTC scholarships

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